but the etchings i'm playing with are generated from MY picture. the owner of the subject has absolutely no say over the use of the picture!
i know this as my car was used on promo material for a show. my permission was not needed as the copyright was owned by the photographer, NOT by me for building/owning/presenting the car!
i even had to pay to get into the show with THE car on their promo posters!
anyhoo, much as anyone who rips off a design, they just have to tweak it slightly so it's not a copy, but just similar, or inspired by!
had a tweak of the design, hopefully allaying copyright concerns....
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...0email/toy.png
and of course the Pride version...
http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...email/toyp.png